Okamoto Shrine, Otaki Shrine
Okamoto-Otaki Shrine is Japan’s only shrine dedicated to the goddess of paper. Nowadays, it is known for its history, beautiful grounds, and its unusual architecture: a single large, complex roof connects and combines Okamoto and Otaki Shrines into one.
About 1,500 years ago, when Emperor Keitai was in Echizen, a beautiful princess appeared upstream from the Okamoto River in this village and taught the villagers the art of paper making.
The people who received her teaching praised her as "Kawakami-gozen" and built the shrine to worship her.
The shrine main building was built in 1843 and is said to have the most elaborate roof in Japan.
Goshuin red seals
Handwritten on a separate piece of paper to later glue into your goshuincho book of seals. *Weekdays only
Fee: 500 yen
Place : Ishikawa Seishi (11-13 Otaki-cho, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture)
(Located 250m west of the torii gate, down the hill from the shrine)
- Area
- Tannan
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Address
- 福井県越前市大滝町13-1
- Opening Hours
- You can visit at any time
- Getting There
- From Hapi-Line Fukui Takefu Station, take the Fukutetsu Bus on the Nan'etsu Line, get off at "Washi no Sato" and walk 10 minutes.
10 minutes drive from Takefu IC on Hokuriku Expressway - Car Park
- Yes
- Car Park: Available Spots
- 10 vehicles (large buses allowed)
